St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01

Smoking among married ladies is consid
cred proper in nearly every country OF
Europe. The French housekeeper delights
in her after-dnner cigarette; the sonora of
Barcelona loves in the evening to wrap her
black crepe about her head and, while
gently putting her long tobacco cigarette,
cast heart-thrilling glances from her bal
conY above the walk at the I'M
lucky wights below who fall under
the charm of her bewitchlng eyes. While
the German frau is fond of her cigarette
or even cigar, and the Russian wife is not
behind in her enjoyment of the weed. and
even the Japanese Chinese, Tartar, Dutch
and SoudaneSe wives all like to let tobacco
smoke curl from their pretty mouths to-
ward the sky. the Italian signora is per-
haps, the most paSsionately fond of the
weed. She is not tied down to the eff
Terminate cigarette, but smokes the long,
thin cigar of the country called the
Virginia"
The ladies in the campagna are the most
fond of smoking, especially those who live
along the shore of the sea. 1t is no I'M
common sight of a summer evening to see a
party of ladies sitting in some cool terrace
overlooking the sea, and while the music of
their velvety language keeps time to the
soft splaShlng of the sea against the rocky
shore, send up rings of smoke from their
fragrant cherOots
But" says one who is not well posted,
''our American girls do not smoke"
A New York reporter stood in the store
OF tobacconist near Rutgers college, when
boy entered and said he wanted three
packages of cigarettes. Without inquring
what brand the buy wanted. the tobacco
mist reached to a box in the corner of the
case. and taking out three delicate pink
packages gave them to the boy, who laid
40 cents on the counter and hurried off.
The reporter saw the boy run down to a
corner, where stood a bevy of young ladies'
with books in their arms. The boy handed
the cigarettes to the young ladies, and they
passed on.
1t is said that girl smokers are very
choice in the matter OF selection. and can
tell a good article as we'll as any of the
swell young Sims.
They prefer cigarette with a WaXed
mOuthpiece or with stiff paper, as in
their use. the tobacco does not stain their
dainty lips.
1t is interesting to notice the various de-
vices resorted to by the young ladies to get
rid of the tell-tale fumes of tobacco, which
are bound to linger On the clothing and
affect the breath.
Several of the prettiest young ladies of
Packers Institute, who are said to be great
cigarette smokers, use 'cachouS'' to rid
themselves of tobacco fumes but the young
ladies of the uptown seminaries in this city
employ the simplest means: that is, to burn
brown paper sprnkled with sugar in their
rooms before retiring. That etfectually
eradicateS all diSagreeable OdOrS.
Many pretty StenOgraphers who work
down town all day regale themselves after
dinner with fragrant cigarette.
A we'll known tObacconiSt, whose store
is in street adjoining one of the most
fashionable avenues, said that the trade
from the gentler sex is increasing every
day. He says he knows one young lady
who smokes three packages week. He
said lie would not be surprised soon to see
ladies smoking openly in their homes after
diner, as the gentlemen do.
do you think American ladies will ever
go so far as to smoke OH balconies in full
view OF paSSers-by?"
That is hard to say. but 1 think the
tendency is that way"
WHO do the most smoking, married
ladies or young girls?"
For some time it was confined almost
exclusively to married women, but might
say that it is almost evenly divided now be-
y
Several confectioners near the Young
ladies' seminaries were seen, and they said
that there had of late been great diminu-
ton in the demand for chewing gum and
walnut creams. owing no doubt to the
prevalence among their customers of the
habit OF cigarette smoking.
The fair smokers rarely. if ever, pur-
chase the cigarettes themselves. The sup
ply is generally obtained through maids
and boys. One large manufactures makes
a special ladies' brand. They are made of
an aromatic tobacco wrapped in 'Mikado''
paper, with a delightful little tip on the
end.
The great difficulty most American ladies
find is how to keep the smoke from curling
up into their pretty noses, not to speak of
the sacrifice of keeping their tongues still
long enough to take puff.
One young lady, who is said at one time
to have been an inveterate cigarette smoker
has given it up for fear it was tanning her
complexion.